Tag Archives: Mitigation

New Jersey has numerous “at risk essential facilities,” such as firehouses and hospitals, in flood plains, according draft federal maps. They include the Allenhurst Fire Department and Colts Neck Municipal Building, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency maps. They … Continue reading →

Listen up, New Jersey municipal officials. In superstorm Sandy‘s aftermath, a group of New Jersey flood experts recommends that you take several steps to reduce losses of life and property damage in future floods. A New Jersey Association for Floodplain … Continue reading →

“The point is, large events like Hurricanes Sandy and Irene WILL happen again.” And communities need to better prepare for them. Those are some of the key messages in recommendations issued last month by the Association of State Floodplain Managers, … Continue reading →

I wrote a story on Tuesday’s minor offshore earthquake and New Jersey’s temblor risk for today’s Asbury Park Press. If anything, the risk of a significant quake has grown since I wrote a Jan. 24, 1999, story on … Continue reading →

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Todd B. BatesTodd covers the environment and severe weather for the Asbury Park Press, which he joined on Earth Day in 1985. He's covered myriad environmental, energy, health, weather and scientific issues since 1980. He's taken graduate-level courses in environmental health, environmental risk assessment and public health. Todd, a finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in Public Service, is a member of the Investigations Team. Follow him at www.Twitter/ToddBBatesAPP, www.Facebook.com/ToddBBates, http://instagram.com/toddbbatesapp, www.toddbbatesapp.tumblr.com, or Google+ https://plus.google.com/+ToddBBates/E-mail Todd